There is nothing more laughable than a politician trained in nothing providing direction to executives of the province’s $14-billion dollar monopoly insurer. Speaking to ICBC, British Columbia’s chief law officer “delivered a […]
Control system failed ahead of BC Ferry crash, Andrew MacLeod, The Tyee, Dec. 21, 2011 A problem with the Coastal Inspiration’s control system may have led to yesterday’s crash at Duke Point, […]
How we spend our money reflects our values, particularly for conscious choices, the ones we make after full consideration. That occurred to me when reader Lew linked to a Jonathan Fowlie blog, […]
Consider recent spending priorities of David Hahn and the BC Ferry Directors. At the least, taxpayers and ferry users ought to be concerned, perhaps outraged. In 2008, the company announced plans to […]
Paraphrasing Benjamin Disraeli’s words to the British Parliament in 1845: The BC Liberal government is an organized hypocrisy. I visited the BC Liberal website today and found this homepage. The frame from […]
British Columbia’s shipbuilding industry is happy today, gearing up to work on an $8-billion piece of the largest marine construction program in Canadian history. The federal government takes pride in what they […]
Gulf Islands bi-weekly newspaper Island Tides promises an eclectic mix of local, regional, national and international topics—serious and light-hearted—to give readers a “relaxed, informed ‘West Coast feeling“. One of the contributors to […]
David Hahn’s lucrative reign as BC Ferries CEO is ending but more substantial change is needed at the company. The Board failed in its governance role and BC Liberals should now scuttle […]
More worthwhile reading today at The Tyee, from investigative reporter Andrew MacLeod, a fine journalist who does not work in an echo chamber rewriting background papers issued by flacks working for government […]
I first travelled as a coastal steamship commuter over sixty years ago. I was a city kid but spent summers with a cousin on a beach south of Powell River until moving […]
BC Ferries Admiral David Hahn is working on a program to reduce expenses. Take a guess. Are they likely to reduce maintenance on vessels Or take a scythe to the executive suite?
Cap’t David Hahn examines comfort and stability Hahn family takes advantage of free ferry passes Head office staff helps with vessel safety testing
CBC News, BC Ferries losses rise as passengers dwindle: B.C. Ferries says passenger levels are dropping to 20-year lows and the corporation is predicting it will lose more than expected this year. […]
I pay little attention to AM radio nowadays. My audio library of spoken words—gathered mostly from American and European sources—is much more informative. However, while in the car last week, I heard […]
Last Sunday, Province columnist Michael Smyth asked and answered a question about a floating gravy train: “How does B.C. Ferries boss David Hahn’s salary compare with that of his counterpart in Washington […]
A government investigation reported in 2009 that BC Ferries’ process of setting executive compensation was out of whack. The Comptroller General of British Columbia shocked no one with the report, except for […]
After thousands of hours studying provincial politics, I almost reached my Howard Beale moment today. Not because of one issue, but the cumulative effect of many. If you forget Howard Beale, watch […]
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond is my nomination for the bravest public servant in BC. To do her important work, she asked for a budget increase for 2011 that would fund 5 additional positions […]
Our friends at the helm of BC Ferries are in the news again over executive compensation issues. Now subject to Freedom of Information, BC Ferries must release salary information that was previously secret. […]
If you get frustrated waiting for a ferry ride in British Columbia, take a look at the service we used in 2010 for a short crossing of the Strait of Tiquina on Lake Titicaca in the Andes between Bolivia and Peru.
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